I love the idea of traveling. I am actually 5 months in. My first assignment was actually in my home town and my current second assignment is two hours away. I'm really only considering local assignments right now because I drive home to be with my family on my off days. It seems as though financially, this assignment that is two hours away, doesnt net me too much more money. I really only make enough additional to cover transportation and housing. Again, I love the idea of traveling and most likely will take my next assignment back home. My state also recently became a compact state, so in the near future I have two other states I can drive to and hopefully find assignments with higher compensation or fly somewhere during the summer. I'm just venting. Any feedback would be appreciated. 0 Likes
NedRN Apr 16, 2017 Compact states tend to be lower paying. Larger pool of licensed travelers you are competing with. You might have actually taken a pay cut with your local assignments when you consider staff benefits like good health insurance, PTO, sick time, holidays, vacation, retirement plans, and education. 0 Likes
